necessaryevil Joined Nov 26, 2007 Messages 2,334 Reaction score 26 Location Cincinnati, Ohio Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Jul 31, 2008 #1 Do any of you bike shop or mechanic folks know where I can get a freewheel tool for this old Schwinn approved 5 speed freewheel? It's a 24 spline from a late 70's continental and made in france. None of my LBS's can get it off! :x
Do any of you bike shop or mechanic folks know where I can get a freewheel tool for this old Schwinn approved 5 speed freewheel? It's a 24 spline from a late 70's continental and made in france. None of my LBS's can get it off! :x
socal_jack Joined Apr 8, 2007 Messages 1,776 Reaction score 126 Location Encinitas, SoCal Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Jul 31, 2008 #2 $25 Normandy/Schwinn 24 spline, expensive for one-shot http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/tools/freewheel.html
$25 Normandy/Schwinn 24 spline, expensive for one-shot http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/tools/freewheel.html
necessaryevil Joined Nov 26, 2007 Messages 2,334 Reaction score 26 Location Cincinnati, Ohio Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Jul 31, 2008 #3 That figures, the most expensive one. Thanks for the info though.
socal_jack Joined Apr 8, 2007 Messages 1,776 Reaction score 126 Location Encinitas, SoCal Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Aug 1, 2008 #4 Ehhh, they're probably out of stock anyway, don't think anybody carries those anymore.
U user 135 Joined Dec 4, 2006 Messages 10,825 Reaction score 864 Rating - 100% 3 0 0 Aug 1, 2008 #5 There was a recent thread o n the schwinn forum about them. Look up Var 405 http://www.schwinnbike.com/heritage/sho ... hlight=var http://www.schwinnbike.com/heritage/sho ... hlight=var You could always use the destructo method if you dont need it http://www.sheldonbrown.com/freewheels.html#remove
There was a recent thread o n the schwinn forum about them. Look up Var 405 http://www.schwinnbike.com/heritage/sho ... hlight=var http://www.schwinnbike.com/heritage/sho ... hlight=var You could always use the destructo method if you dont need it http://www.sheldonbrown.com/freewheels.html#remove
necessaryevil Joined Nov 26, 2007 Messages 2,334 Reaction score 26 Location Cincinnati, Ohio Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Aug 1, 2008 #6 Just bought an el-cheapo tool on ebay for $4. Thanks for the links cman!
GTCOMA Joined Nov 2, 2007 Messages 1,801 Reaction score 48 Location Maineville, Ohio Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Aug 6, 2008 #7 figures it couldn't be simple...